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Configuration and use of variables in generated profiles of Android devices

Last adaptation to the version: 2.3(03.2025)

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Access: portal.securepoint.cloud  Mobile Security Android  Profiles

Introduction

The variables created by the user can be used in the Android profiles. This creates generated profiles.


Variables created by the user





The values are taken from the user settings of the user to whom the respective device is assigned
Variable name in profiles Description Example MS 1.25 Allgemein Benutzer Variablen-en.png
$username$
alternative names:
%device_user%
%device_user_username%
Username jdoe
$emailaddress$
alternative name:
%device_email%
Email address jdoe@ttt-point.de
$firstname$
alternative name:
%device_user_firstname%
First name John
$lastname$
alternative name:
%device_user_lastname%
Last name Doe
$name$
alternative name:
%device_user_name%
First name and surname John Doe
$variable1$
alternative name:
%variable1%
custom value jdoe/ttt-point.local
$variable2$
alternative name:
%variable2%
custom value
$variable3$
alternative name:
%variable3%
custom value
$device_name$
alternative name:
%device_name%
Only for   iOS: The name assigned on the phone (see: Settings → General → Info → Name)
  • This variable can also be used in iOS profiles in the Shared device section
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    $device_alias$
    alternative name:
    %device_alias%
    Only for   iOS: The alias assigned in the portal.
    If the alias is not assigned, the device_name is displayed.
  • This variable can also be used in iOS profiles in the Shared device section
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    Defining the values in the user administration in the portal under:  General  Users or for the device alias in the device tile.
    To avoid input errors, different variable names are possible for compatibility reasons.
    A distinction between Android and iOS is no longer necessary.

    Use variables in the profiles

    Apply variables - Create generated profiles

    Under  Mobile Security Android  Profiles , select the desired profile or create a new one.
    Further details on Android profiles can be found in the following Wiki article.
    The following steps are then required in this profile:
    1. In the Applications tab, use the  Add application button to add the desired app to the profile
      • If the desired app has already been added, open its dialogue
    2. Click on the { Manage configuration template button in this dialogue. Enter the variable in the dialogue window
      • Example: Enter $emailaddress$ for the email variable
    3. In the same profile tab, select the option Replace placeholder variables    and then select the users who should receive this function in the User option that appears
    4. Click on the  Save button
    MS 1.27 Android Profile Anwendung Gmail Var-en.png
    Example of a configuration management of the Gmail app with the entered variable $variable2$, which contains the e-mail address

    Generated profiles

    After configuration, a new profile is generated in  Mobile Security Android  Profiles .
    • This new profile has the label  Generated. This is the generated profile
    • Such a profile is generated for each selected user (see step 3). The assigned Android devices load these generated profiles
    • The generated profiles cannot be edited. This is only possible via the profile with the label  template. Revising the template profile also revises the respective generated profiles
    • For a better overview, the generated profiles can be hidden using the  Hide generated profiles button
    MS 2.3 Android Profile Generierung Fortschrittsbalken-en.png

    Delete generated profiles

    The following steps are necessary to delete a generated profile:
    • In the  template profile on the Applications tab, remove the selected users from Users and Replace placeholder variables    deactivate
    • The  Generated profile becomes a copy of the  template profile. The  Generated and  template labels disappear
    • Remove the assigned devices from the profile copy and reassign them
    • The profile copy can then be deleted